Nepal, July 27 -- Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak on Saturday instructed local authorities in the Madhesh Province to effectively coordinate and facilitate the identification of areas facing drinking water and irrigation problems, prioritising locations for the installation of deep tube wells and deep borings.

He held a discussion with chief district officers (CDOs), mayors and chairpersons of local governments in the Tarai-Madhesh region, including those in the eight districts of the Madhesh Province declared crisis-ridden.

In a virtual meeting organised by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, Minister Lekhak said that the government is serious about the suffering of citizens. He also said that it was based on a p...